Despite the serious nature of the evening there was still time for boys to be boys with Memphis Depay documenting his whole evening on Snapchat.

And the undoubted highlight of the night came when Pogba seemed to spill juice on his tux - leaving Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford giggling like schoolboys on the same table, report the Manchester Evening News.

The Portuguese boss delighted guests at the United for Unicef gala dinner by auctioning ‘The Mourinho Collection’, consisting of his signed, worn Adidas hoodie, training top and the scarf he held high as he was unveiled as United manager on the Old Trafford pitch in July.

The collection of items raised over £30,000 alone - and helped the event as a whole raise an incredible £215,000.

Pogba took it in good spirits (Image: Snapchat/IamMemphisDepay)

Mourinho said: "Charity is one of the amazing things in society and I have always been very supportive of Unicef. You know that the money is going to the right place and is going to make a big difference.

"Tonight the money is going to help children in Thailand so we know that we are going to contribute to a better future – I think it is difficult to have a better feeling than that."

Mourinho was joined by Schweinsteiger on stage (Image: Manchester United/Getty Images)

Mourinho was joined at the event by his players, including Bastian Schweinsteiger following his return to first-team training.

United defender Daley Blind added: "It’s for a great cause; it’s so important for kids to have an education, so it’s great to be here as a team and raise as much money as we can to help the children in Thailand have a good future.

"I think everybody enjoys doing charity events like this; making the children happy makes us happy, so it’s a good thing."